Jojo was born December 25, 1934 in Honolulu, she passed away peacefully on July 5th.

She graduated from Roosevelt High School class of 1953. She had a 40 year banking career before retiring from First Hawaiian Bank as a Purchasing Manager in 1992. She continued to work full time raising her two grandchildren Trevor and Taelyn while working at Jade Food. She enjoyed making jello, eating, spending time with her family and many friends, craft work, and attending UH sporting events.